The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-10-27


Roselle, tall school girl, watched
her elder sister with interest.
"Jo," she said, "where are you
going? Why don't you stay at the
hotel to see Sir Leonardo"
Joceline laughed.
81 shall see him soon enough, Ro-
selle.
but then he's a peer, Jo-remem-
Der that. And he owns castle in
Walesr
.Roselle." said Joceline with fever
ish eagerness, "do you remember that
day when Adam Church rowed us both
out to the lighthouse, and we talked
about our futuresp"
"Oh yesr' nodded that little woman
of the world "But YOU hadn't seen
Sir Leonard then. Do you know, 10,
/ used to fancy that you were in love
with Adam Church in those days.
know he liked you, 10. Oh, dear, how
l wish that Sir Leonard Dartmouth
were little more like Adam Church"
Joceline sat down upon the shore,
letting her round white chin drop into
her hands, resting her elbows on her
knees.
Roselle pulled her sleeve excitedly.
"Look, sister-look!' she chirped.
There is the White Gull. And the
crew have gone ashore. 1 saw two
men come out just now. She rides
close to the dock, sister. Do let US 60
on board"
Joceline raised her head and looked
at the beautiful little craft, swinging
to and fro on the swell of the waves,
then at Roselle's eager face.
"Are you sure there is no one on
board?'
"Yes, quite sure" Roselle answered,
unconsciously dancing up and down
on the tips of her toes in imitation of
the rocking of the White Gull.
"Well, come on then" said the
elder sister.
Side by side the two girls crossed the
narrow plank that divided them from
the yacht, aud found themselves on
the deck.
''This is mad freak of yours, Ro-
selle," said Joceline. Suppose any
one should be below? Do you know, l
think we had better 90 back again.
But Roselle, with defiant little laugh,
caught the moose that ia. tened them
to tho bulkhead and slipped it of from
the spile.
"You cannotw said she.
'Roselle, ere you crazyp"
Joceline uttered little cry of alarm.
Il can throw it back again." cried
Roselle, giving the moose fling.
But it missed its aim, and with q
quick aerial movement, as if every
plank were thing of life, the White
Gull swung out into the tide.
There" cried Joceline, turning
pale to the very lips, you see what
you have DONE"
Roselle clung in sort of panic to
her elder sister.
81 didn't mean it, Loceline." she
cried; Il didn't mean it. We sban oI1
noas back in minute. Wave your
handkerchief. dear. Some one will be
sure to see us from the shore. Call
Tor help. Oh, Joceline, why don't YOU
call out?"
But Joceline stood pale and silent
as statue.
They were on an unfrequented part
of the shore; not soul was in sight
nearer than the grand hotels on the
heights, whose lines of windows flashed
back the western sunshine, when all
of sudden tall form came spring
ing up the gangway, almost at their
feet.
What does this meanp" shouted a
stern voice. "Who has cast off the
liner"
"Adam-it's Adam Church," cried
Roselle, flying into his arms "Oh,
Adam, did it, just for fun-iust to
make Joceline ooen her eyes at me. |
thought | could throw the rope back,
but | couldn't. But we don't mind
now that you are here, do we Joce-
lineP"
Adam Church stood, with folded
arms, looking at Joceline.
Joceline looked up at him with
parted lips luminous tenderness in
in eyes.
Roselle hovered around, all un-
conscious of the magnetic current be-
tween these two.
$50" he said, 1--WE are drifting away
into the sunset, we three, just as we
used to do in the old days. Is it not
stranger
But" stammered Joceline, II don't
down how you came here"
Il am sailing Sir Leonard Dart
mouths new yacht for him." said
Church. ''He knows nothing of sea-
manship, and l am his sailing-master
for this one voyage. Thought would
like to see Mount Desert Island, and
| came here with him. Your are
frightened, Miss Jocelinep"
mo, l am not frightened" said
Joceline Not now"
"At ali events, you are pale"
"Am 1? Well, perhaps so. But you
are steering back to landp with a lit
tie infection of disappointment in her
voice.
''Of course l am steering back to
land"
Roselle had run to the guards, and
stood tluttering her pocket-handker-
chief at boatload of young ladies
that she saw at little distance.
Joceline smiled up into the Greek
face of her hero.
Drifting away in the sunset, we
three" she said. ''Oh, Adam, now is
the time for me to tell you-to tell
you how wrong 1 was when l re-
fused your love. l do love YOU,
Adam; | loved you then, although l
dld not know my own heart, and love
you still''
There was but a second before the
sailing-master of the White Gull flung
the hawser once more on the huge post
that projected from the bulkhead, and
then he took both of Jocelines hands
in his.
God bless you, my darling!' said
he; ''now and for ever more-you are
mine"
Joceline walked up to the hotel, with
Roselle skipping lightly at her side.
There was deep light of happiness
in her eyes, tender carmine on her
cheek. Roselle gazed wonderingly
into her face
You look as if you had seen a spir-
it" she said.
Mrs. Maddingly hurried to meet her,